All Ty Cobb Quotes
- I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch. All
- The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the… Baseball
- I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly. Belly
- To get along with me, don't increase my tension. Along
- I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand. Been
- Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher. Afraid
- The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I… Always Went
- The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and… Accept
- I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor. Been
- When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch. Baseball
- A ball bat is a wondrous weapon. Ball
- Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life. Baseball
- He (Shoeless Joe Jackson) was the finest natural hitter in the history of the game. Finest
- Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference. Asset
- The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves. American
- When I came to Detroit I was just a mild-mannered Sunday-school boy. Boy
- The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders. Baseball
- No man has ever been a perfect ballplayer. Stan Musial, however, is the closest to being perfect in the game today. Ballplayer
- Just speed, raw speed, blinding speed, too much speed. Blinding
- I'm coming down on the next pitch, Krauthead. Coming
- I've been called one of the hardest bargainers who ever held out, and I'm proud of it. Been
- The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do. Best
- I've got to be first. ALL the time. All
- The crowd makes the ballgame. Ballgame
- Don't come home a failure. Come Home